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L. & G. P. STEBBINSQ GAR COUPLING.

Patented May 6, 1884.

' WITNESSES may W k m C LORENZO STEBBINS, or HINSDALE,

PATENT Gr mes.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND GEORGE P.

STEBBINS, OF VERNON, VERMONT.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298.127, dated May 6. l

Application filed March 15, 1884. (N model.) a

To all whom-it may concern.-

Be it known that we, LORENZO STEBBINs, of Hinsdale, in the county of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, and GEORGE P. STEBBINS,

of Vernon, in the county of Windham, State scription and accompanying drawings of the parts embodying our invention and those adjacent thereto.

In said drawings, Figure l is a' side view.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the head A and bar B as coupled. Fig. 3 is a plan or view of the head A from above with a part shown in section, and Fig. 4. is a front view ofthe weight catch-piece 0 shown separate, the same parts being indicated by the same letters in all.

Ais the draw-head, attached to the car I in the usual way, and having the common flaring mouth to the cavity adapted to receive the catch-bar B, and provided with a sliding catchpiece. 0, capable of being moved in the act of coupling by the sloping end of the catch-bar B, its front edge being curved, as shown, to facilitate said movement, the end of the catchbar B being pointed or sloped to pass the piece 0 and move it in entering, and having a catch behind which the piece 0 falls after the bar B gets clear in, as in Fig. 2, the catchpiece 0 moving in the grooves in the sides of head A, its sides e 6,.Fig. 4, fitting the same, and thus giving a strong, firm hold for the bar B. On the under side of the bar B, near each end, is a rib, b, projecting slightly and bearing near the front of the head A, so that the weight of piece G (which is made solid and heavy for this purpose) shall ,hold down the inner end of the bar B, thus raising its outer end a little above level, to facilitate its entering the other head, as shown, Fig. 1. For uncoupling, the piece 0 has an arm, d, extending back from its upper part over the arm D on the crank-rod E, so that when the rod E is turned the arm D, acting on the arm cl, removes the piece 0 from the catch on bar B, the position of said arms being shown in broken lines in Fig. 1 as with the piece 0 raised. The crank on E is connected by the rod F to arms on the rods G and H, the formr extending across the'carI and having a handle on each side for its operation, and the latter, H, passing to the top of the car, furnishing means for uncoupling there. B, having a central slot, can\be used with a pin like a common link when desired. Holes The bar,

for it are shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The arm D g on the rod E lies in a groove or slot in the top of the head A, out of which it does not quite turn in ordinary use; but-by releasing the end of E from rod F it can be turned clear, so that its other end can be moved out of its bearing endwise, and, being slightly raised, the rod E can be moved the other way and taken entirely out of its place orbearings in the ribs on the head A, this construction obviating the necessity of any caps or screws for holding it in place, and "enabling it to be made solid and strong, with nothing to work loose in running.

It is evident that the bar B might be made with its catches on its sides and the piece 0 made to slide horizontally and moved one way by a spring, and a separate weight used to rest on the inner end of the bar with the above connections and construction otherwise as a modification of our invention, though we consider the one shown and described the preferable'one.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The catch-bar B, provided with the projeoting ribs 1), as described, in combination with the head A, having a weight-piece, G, resting on the inner end of bar B and raising its outer end, substantially as and for the purposes above set forth and described.

2. In a car-coupler, the head A, the bar B, having a rib b, as described, and the weightpiece 0, provided with an arm, (I, in combination with the rod 15, provided with an arm and rods G and H on the car I all constructed D, all constructed and operating substantially and operating substantially as described.

as and for the purposes set forth. LORENZO STEBBINS. 3. The coupling described, consisting of the GEO. P. STEBBINS. 5 head A, provided with grooves for the piece \Vitnesses:

O, the bar B, having rib b, the piece 0, and HENRY J. KNAPP,

rod E, provided with arms connecting rod F CHARLES F. PoLLEY. 

